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Mehmed I

Ottoman Sultan

1386 - 1421

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His biography is available in 69 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 68 in 2024). Mehmed I is the 269th most popular politician (down from 203rd in 2024), the 42nd most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 37th in 2019) and the 24th most popular Turkish Politician.

Mehmed I was the Ottoman sultan who conquered Constantinople in 1453.

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Mehmed I ranks #269 of 20,022 Politicians worldwide, placing them among the top 2% of the profession.

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Mehmed I's biography appears in 69 language editions of Wikipedia, more than 96% of all Politicians.

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Despite a life of just 35 years, Mehmed I ranks #269 among all Politicians in history.

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Among Politicians

Among politicians, Mehmed I ranks 269 out of 20,022. Before him are Muhammad Ali of Egypt, Mehmed IV, Enver Hoxha, Konrad Adenauer, Frederik IX, and Paul von Hindenburg. After him are Elagabalus, Olav V of Norway, Edward the Martyr, Lucius Verus, Slobodan Milošević, and Pratibha Patil.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1386, Mehmed I ranks 2. Before him is Donatello. After him are Henry V of England, John of Capistrano, Henry XVI, Duke of Bavaria, An-Nasir Faraj, Ambrose Traversari, Ashikaga Yoshimochi, and Mary of Burgundy, Duchess of Savoy. Among people deceased in 1421, Mehmed I ranks 1. After him are Thomas of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Clarence, Jean II Le Maingre, Nanni di Banco, Stephen Ostojić of Bosnia, and Khizr Khan.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Mehmed I ranks 42 out of 1,732. Before him are Mustafa I (1591), Aspasia (-470), Heraclius (575), Luke the Evangelist (31), Mehmed IV (1642), and Saint Timothy (17). After him are Mimar Sinan (1490), Mihrimah Sultan (1522), Epictetus (50), Constantine XI Palaiologos (1404), Nasreddin (1208), and Bartholomew I of Constantinople (1940).

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Among Politicians In Türkiye

Among politicians born in Türkiye, Mehmed I ranks 24. Before him are Murad IV (1612), Abdul Hamid II (1842), Ibrahim of the Ottoman Empire (1615), Mustafa I (1591), Heraclius (575), and Mehmed IV (1642). After him are Constantine XI Palaiologos (1404), Alp Arslan (1029), Şehzade Mustafa (1515), Mehmed VI (1861), Zoë Porphyrogenita (978), and Osman II (1604).

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